CONSTRUCTION 4.0 An Innovation Platform for the Built Environment

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With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the resulting framework of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) (MacDougall, 2014), the built environment sector also has the opportunity to leapfrog to more efficient production, business models, and value chains. Such a transformation is possible through the convergence of existing and emerging technologies that form part of the Industry 4.0 paradigm (Oesterreich and Teuteberg, 2016). This transformative framework is called the Construction 4.0 framework in this handbook. Modelled after the concept of Industry 4.0, the idea of Construction 4.0 is based on a confluence of trends and technologies (both digital and physical) that promise to reshape the way built environment assets are designed and constructed. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Notes on contributors List of figures List of tables PART I: Introduction and overview of Construction 4.0, CPS, Digital Ecosystem, and innovation 1. Construction 4.0: Introduction and overview 1.1 Aims 1.2 Introduction to Construction 4.0 1.3 Current state of the construction sector 1.4 Overview of Industry 4.0 1.5 Construction 4.0 framework 1.6 Benefits of Construction 4.0 1.7 Challenges to implementation of Construction 4.0 1.8 Structure of the handbook 1.9 Conclusion 1.10 Summary References 2. Introduction to cyber-physical systems in the built environment 2.1 Aims 2.2 Introduction 2.3 Cyber-physical systems and Construction 4.0 2.4 What does success look like? 2.5 CPS for Smart Built Environment 2.6 Conclusion 2.7 Summary References 3. Digital ecosystems in the construction industry— current state and future trends 3.1 Aims 3.2 Introduction to digital ecosystems 3.3 Current state of digital technologies in construction 3.4 Overview of ecosystems and platforms 3.5 Digital ecosystems in construction 3.6 Emerging trends and future directions—platforms and ecosystems 3.7 Conclusion 3.8 Summary References 4. Innovation in the construction project delivery networks in Construction 4.0 4.1 Aims 4.2 Introduction 4.3 Context 4.4 Opportunity for Construction 4.0 (the promise) 4.5 Ramifications of Construction 4.0 4.6 Challenges and considerations 4.7 Conclusion 4.8 Summary References PART II: Core components of Construction 4.0 5. Potential of cyber-physical systems in architecture and construction 5.1 Aims 5.2 Introduction 5.3 Towards cyber-physical construction 5.4 Context: challenges and opportunities for cyber-physical systems within architectural production 5.5 New possibilities enabled in architecture by cyber-physical systems 5.6 Conclusion 5.7 Summary References 6. Applications of cyber-physical systems in construction 6.1 Aims 6.2 Introduction 6.3 Drivers for cyber-physical systems in construction 6.4 Requirements for CPCS in construction 6.5 Cyber-physical construction systems 6.6 Case studies 6.7 Challenges and barriers 6.8 Conclusion 6.9 Summary References 7. A review of mixed-reality applications in Construction 4.0 7.1 Aims 7.2 Introduction 7.3 Conclusion 7.4 Summary References 8. Overview of optoelectronic technology in Construction 4.0 8.1 Aims 8.2 Introduction 8.3 Fundamentals of laser scan devices 8.4 Modes of delivery and specifications 8.5 Applications in construction 8.6 Translating as-built progress 8.7 Conclusion 8.8 Summary References 9. The potential for additive manufacturing to transform the construction industry 9.1 Aims 9.2 Introduction 9.3 Additive manufacturing processes 9.4 Printable raw materials for construction 9.5 Practical and commercial challenges and opportunities for 3D printing construction 9.6 Future areas of research and development 9.7 Conclusion 9.8 Summary References 10. Digital fabrication in the construction sector 10.1 Aims 10.2 Introduction 10.3 Digital fabrication in architecture and construction 10.4 State of research in digital fabrication 10.5 Research demonstrator case study: DFAB HOUSE (ETH, 2017–2019) 10.6 Practice case study: SHoP architects 10.7 Conclusion 10.8 Summary References 11. Using BIM for multi-trade prefabrication in construction 11.1 Aims 11.2 Introduction – prefabrication as a core component of Construction 4.0 11.3 Background – applications of BIM for multi-trade prefabrication 11.4 Decision making on BIM for multi-trade prefabrication 11.5 Conclusion 11.6 Summary References 12. Data standards and data exchange for Construction 4.0 12.1 Aims 12.2 Introduction 12.3 Elements of a data standard 12.4 Industry Foundation Classes: overview, application, and limitation 12.5 Uses and applications 12.6 Evolutions of building data standards 12.7 Conclusion 12.8 Summary References 13. Visual and virtual progress monitoring in Construction 4.0 13.1 Aims 13.2 Computer vision for monitoring construction – an overview 13.3 Review on the current state-of-the-art for computer vision applications in the industry and research 13.4 Conclusions 13.5 Summary References 14. Unmanned Aerial System applications in construction 14.1 Aims 14.2 Introduction 14.3 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) 14.4 UAS applications 14.5 UAS implementation challenges 14.6 Conclusion 14.7 Summary References 15. Future of robotics and automation in construction 15.1 Aims 15.2 Introduction 15.3 Classification 15.4 Current status/examples 15.5 Main challenges and future directions 15.6 Conclusion 15.7 Summary References 16. Robots in indoor and outdoor environments 16.1 Aims 16.2 Introduction 16.3 Classification of robots 16.4 Key fundamental capabilities 16.5 Case study application 16.6 Conclusion 16.7 Summary References 17. Domain-knowledge enriched BIM in Construction 4.0: design-for-safety and crane safety cases 17.1 Aims 17.2 Introduction 17.3 Tacit knowledge application 1: design-for-safety knowledge enrich BIM for risk reviews 17.4 Explicit knowledge application 2: BIM-based tower crane safety compliance system 17.5 Conclusion 17.6 Summary References 18. Internet of things (IoT) and internet enabled physical devices for Construction 4.0 18.1 Aims 18.2 Introduction 18.3 Background 18.4 The IoT technologies 18.5 Applications of IoT in construction 18.6 Case study 18.7 Conclusion 18.8 Summary References 19. Cloud-based collaboration and project management 19.1 Aims 19.2 Introduction 19.3 Construction today – critical evaluation of current project management frameworks 19.4 Construction 4.0 – cloud based collaboration and evolution of construction information supply chain solutions 19.5 Transitioning to Construction 4.0 19.6 Conclusion 19.7 Summary References 20. Use of blockchain for enabling Construction 4.0 20.1 Aims 20.2 Introduction 20.3 Construction challenges in the era of BIM 20.4 Context and aspects of blockchain 20.5 Application considerations 20.6 Blockchain and the construction sector 20.7 Challenges in the adoption of blockchain 20.8 The fourth wave: what might happen next 20.9 Conclusion 20.10 Summary References PART III: Practical aspects of construction 4.0 including case studies, overview of start-ups, and future directions 21. Construction 4.0 case studies 21.1 Aims 21.2 Case study 1: 4D BIM for logistics purposes 21.3 Case study 2: the WikiHouse project 21.4 Case study 3: the innovation lab 21.5 Conclusion 21.6 Summary References 22. Cyber threats and actors confronting the Construction 4.0 22.1 Aims 22.2 Introduction 22.3 The digital uprising 22.4 Smart cities and digital economies 22.5 Cyberspace, cyber-physical attacks and critical infrastructure hacks 22.6 What motivates a cyber-attacker? Actors and incident analysis 22.7 Looking at the literature 22.8 Cyber-deterrence 22.9 Conclusion 22.10 Summary References 23. Emerging trends and research directions 23.1 Aims 23.2 Introduction 23.3 Background 23.4 Emerging 4.0 trends in the AEC industry 23.5 Research directions 23.6 Conclusion 23.7 Summary References Acronyms Index